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Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 94.002
Link
View program website
Sponsor
AmeriCorps
Deadlines
Oct 20, 2026
Contact

RSVPCompetition@americorps.gov

For assistance with the eGrants system:
800.942.2677

Purpose

AmeriCorps will fund Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) projects that support volunteers 55 years and older serving in a diverse range of activities in areas with specific local and community needs.

Funding priorities include:

  • Supporting older adults and their caregivers: Caregiver respite, support groups, system navigation, care coordination, and resources for custodial grandparents
  • Helping older adults re-enter the workforce: Job readiness support, mentoring, coaching, training, and removing barriers to employment
  • Building strong families: Supporting parents and children to succeed, parent mentoring, connecting families to resources, and strengthening community partnerships
  • Preventing and mitigating fraud and scams: Digital navigators and other methods to prevent and mitigate financial fraud, abuse, and exploitation, including emerging artificial intelligence-driven scams
  • Reducing the number of people who are homeless: Developing or renovating affordable housing, support the homeless, and addressing housing needs
  • Supporting behavioral health initiatives: Reduce isolation and loneliness, improve mental health, system navigation, care coordination, offer peer support, provide support, recovery services, and prevent substance use and misuse
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • Tribes
  • Tribal organizations
  • Institutions of higher education
  • Local governments
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • States
  • Territories

Applications from rural communities are encouraged.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award amounts will vary as determined by the scope of the projects. The federal share of the budget cannot exceed $75,000 plus $350 per unduplicated volunteer. There is no maximum request amount.

Applicants are required to match funds through local, non-federal contributions of cash or in-kind services. The required match is at least 10% of the total project budget.

Application process

Links to application instructions and the online application portal are available on the program website. The opportunity is also posted on grants.gov.

Technical assistance:

Upcoming applicant webinars:

Funding type
Grants and Contracts
Tagged as
Aging and aging-related services · Behavioral health · Care coordination · Children and youth · Community engagement and volunteerism · Educational attainment · Employment and unemployment · Families · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Older adults · Social connectedness · Substance use and misuse

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